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Recent Examples of clop
Noun
Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021 Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021 But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021 On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
The tiny Greek island, only 90 minutes by ferry from Athens, has been renowned for generations as a dreamy, car-free outpost where the only traffic sound is the clip-clop of donkey hooves and the most stressful decision is which white wine to choose with dinner.
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Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
There’s something special about salty ocean breezes paired with the clip-clop of horse hooves.
Therefore, there should be incentive for everyone to work collectively to get rid of STDs and give any efforts to do so more than a slow clap, so to speak.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Reno piled more than 40 clap tracks onto the production, though the volume of parts involved isn’t necessarily evident in the final cut.
Now, new research suggests urination may function in a similar way: Captive chimpanzees that saw their peers peeing were more likely to take a tinkle themselves.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
The door chime at their floral and gift shop tinkles every few minutes as another customer and friend comes in to collect their $10 bows.
Cannes Market This wouldn’t be the first saber rattle from Trump that doesn’t come to pass as first mooted.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
On Tuesday, not so much, the Lakers showing their clear dominance in every area backed by a legendarily springtime loud home crowd that annually shakes, rattles and rolls.
The low hum of jazz drifts through the air, mingling with warm lighting and the quiet clink of glasses.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
Trend #7: Catchy jingles and theme songs for product videos are easier to produce.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Though the would-be jingle’s lack of catchiness is immediately pointed out by Jason Mamoa’s protagonist character Garrett in the movie, the song is apparently sticking pretty firmly in the heads of those who’ve seen it – $283.9 million’s worth of viewers and counting.
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